The media can usually taint the public perception of security guards, particularly with the movie that will just never go away, Paul Blart: Mall Cop. In this article we delve into another issue brought upon by social stigmas: the recruitment of security professionals. And it’s not just the dumb and lazy stigmas that affect this[…]
As a security business owner, or as a manager of security guards, you understand the importance of training your employees to easily identify suspicious situations. You teach your guards attention for detail, and you expect them to be alert at all times on duty. If your guard doesn’t identify when something seems amiss, he fails his duties.[…]
If you are a security business owner and you have issues with your guards slacking off or falling asleep on the job, don’t go for the obvious employee incentives. Turnover rates in your industry are already incredibly high. Unfortunately, popular culture is not kind to the security officer. Depictions of guards falling asleep on the job,[…]